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Crag Karma

Introducing Crag Karma

Crag Karma is a way of thecrag recognising user contributions to the index.

Every time you contribute to the index, you are helping to build and improve this free online guide for the benefit of the whole climbing community.

Karma points are added up across the index to give you a score for each area, up to the World level at the top of the index.

Each contribution will add to your Karma points. You currently get points for the following: *

Update Area Description 50
Upload Photo 30
Update Route Description 30
Locate Node 30
Make Topo 25
Register Area 15
Register Route 15
Update Topo Route 15
Update Route History 10
Reparent Node 10
Delete Node 10
Request Area Name Change 10
Update Route Details 10
Locate Route 10
Register Node Link 10
Rename Area 10
Resequence Area 10
Update Principle Grade 10
Merge Node 10
Request Route Name Change 10
Rename Route 10
Update Area Type 10
Update Tag 10
Update Grade Contribution 10
Update Star Contribution 5
Log Ascent 1
Add Shortcut 1

A few details

For a particular contribution type you will only get the points once for each node in the index. For example, if you upload more than one photo for a particular route you will get 30 points in total for all uploaded photos for that route.

More than one person can get points for contributions to a particular node in the index.

* These may change from time to time.